New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-06
mr1E CANADIAN CONSPIRACY.
A sECoND DEMOCRATIC INDICTMENT OF
THE ADMINISTRATIONS.

e,p. Fveslxths of the travel last summer over
na Canadian Pacific Railway was American. The
.s,arr terminus Is Vancouver. In the warehouses In
,,., seaport groups Of Americans often last
GUNNER reading with Thoughtful astonshmont the
markings tho packages OF goods from China and
,.nan on their way through Canada to Chicago. Bos-
Con and Philadelphia This trade has been diverted by
throat rates from its natural channels the Amerf-
can transcontincntal roads. More astonishing and
more irritating was the sight to American In the
vancouver warehouses all through the summer Of
freight shipped from San Francisco, Portland and the
hshors Of Puget Sound TO interior American cities at
the east He experienced the patriotic ov of seeing I'm
these British warehouses pianos from BOSTON thsu-
ssps Of bales IF cotton enods from NewYork packages
@. carpets from Philadelphia and boxes casks and
ss,.s without number from towns in dozen Of the
Middle and Eastern States, all consigned to American
;uInos the Pacific coast and interior
IRE whole of this traffic was stolen nom American
rsds II was shunpiked through a bowling wilder
in tic must favored portion of which futile at
teIpts TO agriculture are invariably defeated
By the freezing Of every third crop when the grain IS
In the milk. This fact truthfuly charact erizcs the
vast prairie wilderness between Lake Winnipeg ard
the Rocky Mountains. The eight hundred miles wcsf
of the eastern foothills Of that range
do not furnish traffic enough TO keep
the Canadian Pa"fc's train crews In smoking tobacco
1t Is flmHcrcd wilderness. with frbearng animals.
few Indians fishing for salmon, a few adventurous
Cinnamon Washing Sands for gold. and solitary track
reparcrs and br dge watchmen. President Glove
land has authorized this foreign corporation to make
up for IT'S absolute commercial barrenncss by prey
Ing on the legitimate commerce of the American
continental roads. This piracy, am informed viii
amount this year to S12,OOO,OOO. Last year It
amounted to 100000. President Ceveland's
license to this foreign corporation share the domestic
commerce of the United States is Of the most
fac In vTl,i-
license is given by an American President 10 British
corporation TO prey on American commerce and TO
fight American railroads which built by III"
United States Government for its postal, military and
naval use. and on which that Government holds mort
cages to immense ind,ttednessl Compared
with this astounding crime against the Nation. the
"hGh crimes and misdemesnors" for which Andrew
johnson was impeachcd and tried sink into insie
nfcance.
This crime is aggravated by the Presidents viola
ton of the hitherto sacred law which gives Americans
the monopoly Of their coasting trade, and excludes
foreigners from any share whatever In H. 'huer 'ic
thin dis guise OF contract with an osensibc Ae''
steamship company. the Canadian Pacific Halfway
runs line of first freight and passenger steam
ers from San Francisco and Portland to vancouver
and another line to that terminus from Tacoma AMI
other American ports on Puget Sound The 'ahan'an
Pacific Railroad Company practically owns anu opoI
ates these steamers Probably II has set up cialh
OF American ownership. and thus has successfully
evaded our shipping laws But every intelligent man
on the Pacific coast knows that British tranSpora
tion corporation Is dcfanty skimming the cream OF
,ur country's trade from Francisco north to the
boundary President Cleveland's administration gave
II permission to do So
california Oregon and western Washington are
infested with the skirmishcrs of this prstcal warfare
ON American commerce. No shipper OF any coh~e
oucnce throughout this immense territory can esodp'
Importantly to accept lower rates from the 'ah~Hah
Pacific, made attractive by promises thai Whatever
rates the American transcontincntal lines may COM
petuvely offer the Dominion lire will cut under
them, and keep cutting TN II carlos for nothing
II ia war to the knife and Canada against the
Cnied STATES !" yell these freight pirates They sho"
this war cry American soil by the permission oil the
Treasury Department, given In the lace ana eyes OF
the action Of Congress in abroGaing Article MA OF
the treaty of Washington and refusing to let the
british participate In our domestic commerce.
We're the armed cruisers of the Dominion turned
loose on American fishermen, and were international
maritime rights denied by Canada, with the agra
walton of arrests fines and forfeiture, simply to crowd
the Americans into hurried choice between wal
with Great Britain and modification OF their tarIH
that would yield to Canada another jug handled Re
ciproctv treaty, and TO England a reduction OF our
duties on her manufactures of iron, steel cotton ana
wool1 The maritime provinces OF the Dominion have
for two wears vaguely threatened 20 withdraw from
the Confederation and to seek annexation to the umeh
81 ates, unless they obtain the freedom OF Amcr-
markets IN which to sell their fish. Has the Clcve
land Administration made a bargain with Sir John
Macdonald to enable him TO maintain the Dominion un
broken on our northern flank by giving to Canada free
trade in the products Of the forests, the mines, the
soil and the seai II 50. what was the consideration
for this agreement abhor en t. our countrys policy
and interests1 Has the President been connivins
at the Fisheries dispute, and cunnngly fomentinG 1t
he rot lafiO law &
been assisting in the Transformation Of this Canadian
trick INTO a shadow Of imminent war with England.
90 give weight TO the ID 'minon's effort to swap
of the right fish IN her worthless inshOre waters,
for the immense privilege Of participating with her
chips and railroads In domestic commerce
Have we TO wait for the pOsthumOus publication OF
Sir John Macdonald's Confessions of Canadian
Premier before can know the secret Of the Prcs
dents warfare on the American railroads. chartered
BY Congress for Government puIpOses-a warfare
simultaneous with his usc Of the powers of his Office
to promote the interests OF the Canadian railways
The Administration has damaged, worried and dis
credited rhe transconrineIhd ILcs to the utmost Of
is ability. In the Federal Legislature 1t inspired the
forfeiture Of thir grants Of land The President
select d for COnimissiOLcr Of tho Land once lawyer
ignorant Of law and incapable Of interpreting
statute, who imagined that the surest way to Increase
The Democratic vote was 10 attack and rob the RAJ
roads. lie refused surveys of the public lands within
railfOan grants, That the COuIu P"H
sbl acquire title TO them by patent He ruled
against the railroads in every controversy He re
versed the decisions OF his predecessors and Upset inc
settled practice Of the Interior Department He De
MED the tile Of the railroad companies equally to
land. in place and 10 lands In indemnity limits
ho limited their selections of lost lands 10 areas In
"h'ch he knew no public land was left. He h"nted
all Grains TO indemnity. He dcclI'ed forfeited grants
oi aha OF lines Of constructed and operated roads
uofeiS OF miles in length. which had Leen farned for
'eaS uhuef titles absolutely perfect simultaneously
WI" 'Ho conspiracy 20 damage and dcDress the
american ranscontlnenta lines nearest 10 the Cana
uai boundary, merc'less nGuisitiOn was organized
20 turn the admnlst rstions Of the Union Pacific and
'eh'ral Pacific railroads inside out and upside down.
ana 10 Attack heir officers and directors as liars
'eNcs fOrgers, Lnbers and corriIDtlOniss, with the